Thank you for dropping by Nawfal Johnson Nur's Photography Blog: The SmokePhotographist. This is where you can see Nawfal's Abstract Expressionism Photography, and his Freelance Commission, and Commercial Photography. If you need or want decorative art photographs for your interior design projects; if you want to commission Nawfal; or, if you need people, dance & stage, head shot, or event photography done, then please contact Nawfal for a quotation and scheduling!

Saturday, September 22, 2007

A trishaw peddler rests inside his trishaw along Lorong Madras, Penang, Malaysia. The key to showing the image like this is diligent cropping until I had only the subject showing in the frame. Everything else was distracting to me: A tight crop works well.

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

ESTEE - Deluxe Pure Color EyeShadow.In my humble opinion - probably one of the toughest subjects to photograph well - and by no means am I saying mine is perfect. Here's what makes this type of shot so tough:

1) Lots of Color. EyeShadow colors: The photo MUST match the real thing.2) A mirrored subject.3) A subject with Gold (or Silver) Reflective Surface.4) A subject with translucent glass or plastic.5) A subject where texture may be important.6) To retain and "edge" to the glass or plastic when shooting against white seamless.This subject has all of those characteristics & requirements.

Monday, September 03, 2007

I have to give the CANON A620, about 620 Thank You's for being such a great camera, and one that can survive getting wet, and I've gotten it in the rain quite often.

Keep it dry as much as possible. I just make sure I have a very soft, dry cloth with me to wipe off the camera and lens often. But, believe me, it can take some considerable rain abuse, compared, I suppose, to even DSLR's. If I had to shoot a photo in the rain and it was a decision between the A620 and a regular DSLR, and having NO protection for the camera but a dry cloth, I'd choose the A620 hands down! You would think it has weather resistance - but it does NOT! I think it is just sealed pretty darn good.

Saturday, September 01, 2007

Wild Grasses collected here in Penang. Arranged somewhat delicately on the scanner bed glass, and then hit the button. After that, there is, of course, some Brightness/Contrast and dust/dirt adjustments in Photo Impact 10.

About Nawfal

Art & Photography blend for the Photographic-Art that Nawfal designs. Nawfal's influences include the Abstract Expressionist painters, especially Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. Nawfal loves to design art-pieces that are expressionistic lively swirls, clouds, lines, and dots of color and spaces. Nawfal also creates Color-Field Photographic Collections, which is where Rothko has influenced his work. Nawfal does not necessarily believe a photographer can narrow-down their focus to three main subjects, as some people would advise. Nawfal has been working with some form of photography for 36-years; and since 1998, he has worked as a freelance photographer designing art photography, producing publication features, and working with a variety of clients to provide artwork and commercial-style photography. Nawfal's main concerns whenever he photographs is to to produce images that his clients will be "WOW'ed" with; and to take better photographs each time he picks up his camera. Nawfal is a good'ol boy from Lincoln, Nebraska; however, since 1994, he has lived in his wife's home city, Georgetown, Malaysia.